VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV warned diplomats of rising global volatility, fractured communication and a growing disregard for human life in his annual speech to representatives to the Holy See. Speaking to representatives of the 184 countries that have full diplomatic relations with the Vatican, the pope expressed concern over a “weak” global…
Reading I 1 John 5:5-13 Beloved:Who indeed is the victor over the worldbut the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ,not by water alone, but by water and Blood. The Spirit is the one who testifies,and the Spirit is truth. So there…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and members of his College of Cardinals have begun what is a kind of synodal journey together to grow in communion and discern together “what the Lord is asking of us for the good of his people.” After convening the international group of cardinals in Rome for an…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every level of Church leadership must strengthen and improve its ability to listen to everyone, especially to victims of sexual abuse and those who suffer, Pope Leo XIV said. The problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church “is truly a wound in the life of the Church in many places,”…
WASHINGTON – On the weekend of January 24-25 many Catholic dioceses in the United States will take the annual Collection for the Church in Latin America, which supports ministries among the poor in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. “This annual collection exemplifies the spiritual journey of Pope Leo XIV, who was born…
Reading I 1 John 4:19–5:4 Beloved, we love God becausehe first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,”but hates his brother, he is a liar;for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have from him:Whoever loves God must also love his…